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Most draft analysts expected a big first round for the ACC, so watching six picks come off the board Thursday night was no big surprise.Watching EJ Manuel go before his more highly-rated Seminoles teammates, as the only quarterback taken among the first 32 selections?

Time to take a look at how the ACC has fared in the NFL draft, by the numbers. Special thanks to Mike Finn in the league office for the information.
The ACC holds NFL draft records for most first-round selections (12) and most overall picks (51), both set in the 2006 draft.

With the NFL Draft looming, heres a look at the top things to know related to depth at notable positions.QB class lacking a megastarThere have been four quarterbacks taken in the first round of the NFL Draft each of the last two seasons.

There are only 23 former players attending the NFL draft at Radio City Music Hall in New York this month, and five of them are from the ACC -- including four from Florida State:
Jonathan Cooper, OG, North Carolina
EJ Manuel, QB, Florida State
Xavier Rhodes, CB, Florida State
Menelik Watson, OT, Florida State
Bjoern Werner, DE, Florida State
The only other school able to match Florida State's presence at the draft this year will be BCS national champion Alabama, which also has four former players attending.